Crazy Footage Captures Tornado Up Close

Trending News: These Brave Storm Chasers Got Way Too Close To A Tornado

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A couple of storm chasers captured footage of a tornado in Colorado. They managed to follow it from it's earliest development all the way to a full-blown tornado.

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Most people who've seen the blockbuster hit Twister know that it shouldn't be taken as a documentary or how-to guide. Sure, storm chasers are real, crazy people, but no right-minded person would intentionally drive head-on into a developing tornado. Thankfully, not everyone on the internet is right-minded, which is why we're blessed with this footage taken by a couple of storm chasers near Wray, CO. They straight up drove at a tornado and were like "hey tornado, 'sup?"

Tornados are incredibly dangerous and unpredictable, meaning that even with their presumed experience and knowledge, at any moment this thing could have turned around and gobbled them up like cat litter in a Dyson vacuum. And they have plenty of experience — the video was taken by Reed and Maria Timmer. Reed has a PhD in meteorology, and Maria is a meteorologist for Fox News. She even has a Facebook page touting her bonafides. The point is, if doing something like this is dangerous for a couple of professionals, it's definitely going to be deadly for you or me.

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Don't chase tornados. They're bad things and they will never be your friend no matter how close you get to them or how much dank weed and donuts you offer into their spout-hole thingies. You should, however, watch the accompanying 360-degree footage that Accuweather posted yesterday, to get an idea of just how insane and powerful tornadoes are.

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